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jillan

(39,451 posts) Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:54 PM Nov 2014

Check out this graphic from Al Jazeera about the number of people that don't vote.

This is a cross post from http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017224925 where I posted the original video.

I couldn't figure out how to do a screenshot, so I took a pic with my camera
I really think people need to see this.

Oh - the % of people that voted are in yellow.

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Explains a lot, doesn't it?

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Check out this graphic from Al Jazeera about the number of people that don't vote. (Original Post) jillan Nov 2014 OP

And instead of trying to appeal to a small percent of those, Dem leadership chose to chase ... Scuba Nov 2014 #1

Simply amazing! cheezmaka Nov 2014 #2

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

1. And instead of trying to appeal to a small percent of those, Dem leadership chose to chase ...

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:59 PM

Nov 2014

... the mythical moderate Republican.

We should be backing policies and delivering messages that reach out to that half of the electorate who don't bother to vote because neither party offers them squat.

cheezmaka

(737 posts)

2. Simply amazing!

Reply to jillan (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:59 PM

Nov 2014

And we have the nerve to say after an election that "the People have SPOKEN"...

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